Generally sounds like a good idea but it is certainly not kid-proof. Pressing CTRL-SHIFT-DEL allows to delete history after the fact - Incognito prevents it from being stored in the first place. They do not even have to know the key combination because - just as incognito - it is available from the menu system.
It would be much more effective if you had network-level software to solve this problem but this is beyond the scope of Chromium. - Itai On Jun 11, 12:52 pm, Jason Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to add a feature to Chrome that would allow parents to > require a password in order to create an incognito window. > > I have a very simple deal with my kids: Everything they do on the > internet is open to my review. The private-browsing feature in Chrome > (and other browsers) makes it too easy and too tempting to get around > this arrangement. I do not want to tackle the broader issue of > parental controls (whether they're good or bad, whether they're > censorship, etc.), I just want to add a feature that will allow me to > disable private browsing for my kids. > > To implement this feature, I envision a checkbox in the Chrome options > pop-up that would enable/disable password protection of private- > browsing mode and a pair of password entry/confirmation text entry > fields. If the checkbox is clicked, the password will be required to > create the first incognito window/tab. If incognito tabs are already > open, the password will not be required again. Un-checking the > checkbox will require the entry of the password. > > I have several questions for the development community: > > 1. Is someone already implementing this feature or one that is > similar? > 2. Is there consensus that this would be a good feature to have? > 3. How would I go about making this part of the official Chrome > build? > > FYI, I am going to implement this feature for use by my family > regardless of what the rest of the world wants. If other people want > this capability, I'd like to make it part of Chrome proper (that way I > won't have to keep re-implementing it :). If you like the idea and > have suggestions, I'd be delighted to hear them. > > I'm new here, so I apologize if this is a feature that has been > discussed. I searched the group for parental control discussions, and > I didn't see anything directly related to this idea. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
